Jeanie Hannaman

By James V. Schall, S.J., Catholic World Report, (From the Archives) - Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will judge men on the last day” (par 16)... At first sight, that statement appears friendly and matter-of-fact; the “faith” of Muslims is evidently thought to be the same “with us”. We “agree” about a last judgment and a merciful God who is one. This mutual understanding apparently comes from Abraham. ....

By Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange - What a great question by Christ.  After all, John the Baptist was hardly one to have weak, wobbly knees, for he was the bridge that connected the Old and the New Covenants.  What a fitting place then for John to be—out in the river... But in Gaudete Sunday’s Gospel, John was no longer in the river.  He was in Herod’s dungeon.  His crime?  He called out the Pharisees for their hypocrisy and called out Herod Antipas for stealing his brother’s wife. ....